Chapter 505: Chapter 258: Loose Cultivator Identity Secured, Core Formation Quota Acquired
Because the Yin Meridian Core Formation resources require review and waiting, it might take half a year or even a year before beginning, so Wen Jiu decided to first buy a spot, and then head to the Traceless Mountain Range to handle the Unrestrained Yin Evil Spirit.
Upon returning to the East Pole Immortal City, Wen Jiu didn’t deliberately keep a low profile, flying straight into the city by air.
This action, while drawing the attention of many Golden Core Zhenrens, did not prompt anyone to probe with their Divine Sense. Once inside the city, Wen Jiu first found a place to stay, then controlled the Blood Demon Undying Bone and Three Thousand Blood Inks to head towards the City Lord’s Mansion’s Spirit Control Department to purchase a Core Formation spot.
The Spirit Control Department, one of the three divisions of the West Mountain Floating Domain Lord’s Mansion, controls all the resources in the West Mountain Floating Domain. Spirit Veins, Yin Veins, Blessed Lands, Forbidden Lands, all are under the control of the Spirit Control Department, and the Vice Domain Lord of the West Mountain Floating Domain is the one pulling the strings behind the scenes.
On par with the Spirit Control Department are the Celestial River Guard and the West Mountain Spirit Suppressing Army. The Celestial River Guard manages the Heaven-Reaching River within the West Mountain Floating Domain, while the West Mountain Spirit Suppressing Army controls the entire West Mountain Floating Domain, with each Immortal City Lord’s Mansion under the command of the West Mountain Spirit Suppressing Army.
However, these things need not be elaborated.
When Wen Jiu controlled the two corpses to stand outside the Spirit Control Department and state their purpose, the cultivators there first verified the West Mountain Order, and upon confirming its authenticity, led the two corpses inside, walking a thousand steps before stopping in front of an ancient tower.
Outside the ancient tower stood six or seven people, all Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivators; when the pair of Three Thousand Blood Inks arrived, they all cast unfriendly glances.
"Here come two more."
"Recently, affected by the Lu Family’s top-grade Golden Core, more and more people are risking Core Formation."
"If East Pole Immortal City can produce a top-grade Golden Core, it indicates fortune is upon us. If you don’t seize this moment for Core Formation, are you waiting for bad days?"
"Why do you have to talk like that? I just don’t like competing with so many people, that’s all. There are only ten spots, and I heard there are thirty to fifty people competing. Are you so sure you’ll be one of the ten?"
One by one, their words reached Wen Jiu, leaving him quite helpless. The competition for Yin Meridian Core Formation resources had intensified, surprisingly due to his own cause. However, he wasn’t afraid of competition; the real question was how the final decision on allocation would be determined?
After waiting an hour, someone finally emerged from the ancient tower. A Fake Pill cultivator walked out slowly, scanning the crowd with his gaze, and said flatly: "Master Zhu said that due to the excessive number of people this time, yet the limited spots, the price for a spot has risen by five million, making it currently twenty-five million."
Upon hearing this, three or four Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivators immediately put on difficult faces, as even the previous twenty million was gathered through great difficulty. To scrape together another five million, in such a short time, would likely be impossible even to borrow.
And what if the price rises again afterward?
Yet, standing within the Spirit Control Department, these people dared not voice their anger and could only turn silently to leave after the Fake Pill cultivator went back inside.
Wen Jiu controlled the two corpses to follow. A young-looking cultivator wearing pseudo-tier three magical robes also strolled forward, the faint smile on his lips telling others that, let alone five million, even a million wouldn’t bother him.
Soon.
The two corpses followed the Fake Pill cultivator to the fifth floor; upon entering the room, they saw a Golden Core Female Cultivator looking through some documents. Without lifting her head to look at anyone, she continued writing with her pen while speaking, "Anyone who can’t produce thirty million Spirit Stones may leave."
"Master Zhu, why is that?" a Foundation Establishment Perfection Wanderer asked in a low, unwilling voice, "Wasn’t it said to be twenty-five million just moments ago?"
"Because currently there are too many cultivators wanting spots, the price might even rise in a couple of days, so if you can’t even produce thirty million, don’t waste each other’s time." Master Zhu continued writing with her head down, giving only a brief cold glance to the querying cultivator, scaring him into silence.
Master Zhu continued, "Go outside, leave your name, residence, and identity; a month later, cultivators from the Spirit Control Department will visit to verify your identity. If there are no issues with your identity, the Spirit Control Department will select the best ten, and if you haven’t received news within six months, wait until next time.
Three years later, the Spirit Control Department will also open a Tier Three Yin Vein Core Formation qualification. If you have objections, seek another Immortal City to purchase Yin Meridian Core Formation resources. The current situation in East Pole Immortal City stems from your beliefs in so-called fortune. If top-grade Golden Cores could be obtained through luck, who knows how many top-grade Golden Cores the West Mountain Floating Domain would have."
With her words.
Several junior officials from the Spirit Control Department were already waiting at the door, cupping their fists in salute before respectfully retreating.
After registering their information, people left the Spirit Control Department one after another, but Wen Jiu noticed that the person in pseudo-tier three magical robes was writing very slowly and wrote a lot, seemingly waiting for everyone else to leave.
As expected, once only Three Thousand Blood Inks and the Blood Demon Undying Bone were left, the male cultivator in pseudo-tier three magical robes stopped writing, got up, and respectfully carried his information book towards where Master Zhu was.
After ten breaths, he was summoned by Master Zhu. A hundred breaths later, when he came out, he was already beaming, as if he was secure in his position. Walking past Three Thousand Blood Inks, he couldn’t hide the smugness on his lips.
"Indeed, this trick works everywhere." Wen Jiu knew exactly what this person had gone to do.
Fortunately, he had just made a windfall.
Wen Jiu controlled the two to mimic this, entering one after the other where Master Zhu was, handing over a total of ten million low-grade Spirit Stones.
Master Zhu immediately praised, "Though a Heterodox Wanderer, you act rashly yet sincerely, you will surely have a spot among the ten. Return and await the news."
Naturally, Wen Jiu wasn’t naive enough to believe it, so he added that even if Core Formation fails, substantial gifts would be offered. Upon hearing this, Master Zhu personally escorted Three Thousand Blood Inks and Blood Demon Undying Bone to the door.
...
Returning to the East Spring Undying Bone’s residence, Wen Jiu did not control East Spring Undying Bone to leave; instead, he stayed beside the two bodies of Three Thousand Blood Inks.
Half a month later, when the Spirit Control Department’s cultivators came to verify the identity, Wen Jiu displayed the East Spring Undying Bone for a moment while in control. This double assurance meant that Master Du would at least not deceive him for that ten million Spirit Stone.
After all, though this identity of the Spirit Control Department allowed her to stand somewhat superior among Golden Core, ultimately, she was still only at the Early Stage of Golden Core.
To offend someone at the same level.
Was truly an unwise move.
Upon knowing this matter that night, Master Zhu was quite surprised, "Du Guan and Shi Zhen, as Corpse Cultivators, often kill and rob, bully the weak, and have numerous evil deeds. I had intended to take the ten million Spirit Stones directly, yet I didn’t expect the two to have aligned themselves with a mysterious Golden Core Corpse Cultivator."
After careful consideration, Master Zhu restrained the thought of extorting the two and instead added their names to the ten.
"Subduing the notorious Du Guan and Shi Zhen, and spending Flower Spirit Stones to seek Core Formation opportunities for them; that Golden Core Corpse Cultivator probably desires more than just two Fake Pill servants and might have other plans, so it’s not worth offending him for a little petty profit." Master Zhu did not dare to underestimate the unknown Heterodox Corpse Cultivator.
Because such a cultivator.
Truly dared to kill personnel from the Spirit Control Department.
And bears a grudge for every wrong.
...
Days later.
Wen Jiu controlled East Spring Undying Bone to secretly leave East Pole Immortal City, heading straight to where the Unrestrained Yin Evil Spirit resided.
The matter of Core Formation resources had been settled, and next was to deal with the Three Karmic Demon, while simultaneously obtaining the Unrestrained Yin Evil Spirit. The Dark Altar of the Outer Path Hidden Demon Sect isn’t frightening, nor are the demon cultivators within.
The only thing that needs caution is the Three Karmic Demon.
Of course.
It’s not about guarding against his counterattack.
But to guard against his escape.
The soul memory of the Three Karmic Demon is too crucial for him, concerning the Dark Evil God’s Cave Heaven and the scheme of the Outer Path Hidden Demon Sect. The former he might not wish to venture into, the latter he dares not provoke.
Yet, he must know.
He cannot be a fool who knows nothing.
This is like possessing a sword but having no sword to wield.
Of course, Wen Jiu also wanted to understand why the Three Karmic Demon didn’t head to the Lifeless Abyss but chose to venture into the West Mountain Floating Domain.
Stowing away his thoughts, Wen Jiu controlled East Spring Undying Bone to proceed towards the Traceless Mountain Range, and upon passing the spot where he once killed Master Jue Ying, Wen Jiu suddenly detected traces of extremely hidden Fake Pill Demon Cultivator auras.
They seemed to be searching for something.
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